"Jiang Taibai..."
Wan Lei's gaze also turned toward him, yet his eyes remained as still as an ancient well.
At the same time, Jiang Taibai's figure arrived before Wan Lei and Gu Qing.
"Lord Jiang, this man crippled my cultivation without distinguishing black from white, and he has trampled upon the Misty Rain Pavilion. I beg Lord Jiang to uphold justice for me!" Gu Qing hurriedly pleaded to Jiang Taibai for help.
She put on an utterly innocent and aggrieved appearance. That white lotus act made Wan Lei feel nauseated just watching her.
Sure enough, women were born actresses.
Even in such circumstances, Gu Qing could still reveal such a pitifully innocent expression to win Jiang Taibai's sympathy.
Jiang Taibai looked at her expressionlessly, then turned his gaze toward Wan Lei. "Release her first."
Wan Lei did not refuse. He knew Jiang Taibai's attitude back at the Great Xia Imperial Palace and believed that he absolutely knew what to do.
After Wan Lei released her, a flash of triumph flickered deep within Gu Qing's eyes.
She immediately looked at Jiang Taibai and pleaded, "Lord Jiang, this man struck viciously and destroyed the cultivation I spent my entire life building. Gu Qing is now no different from a cripple. Lord Jiang, you must not let them off lightly!!"
Yet there was not the slightest trace of sympathy or pity in Jiang Taibai's eyes. "Gu Qing, you have gravely violated the pavilion's rules. Now that both the culprit and evidence have been caught, do you admit your guilt?!"
Gu Qing looked utterly bewildered. "L-Lord Jiang, I do not understand what you mean?"
"Gu Qing has always regarded the pavilion's rules as supreme laws and never dared overstep them in the slightest. I have always worked diligently and conscientiously. Lord Jiang, please do